Council approved contract extensions for social services worth around $4.1 million before city staff delivered its report ...

ChowChow is a concept I’ve been thinking about for years, so to finally bring it to life in a space as meaningful to Austin as Hoover’s is incredibly special,” Turner says in the press release. “Chef ...

No one would dare claim Austin hasn’t changed, but when we act like we’ve already lost, we stop fighting for what we still have. Austin Mayor Kirk Watson officially threw his weight behind the cause ...

By Thursday night, Oct. 15, Austin Council of Parent Teacher Associations’ president, Crystal Brothwell Hernandez, announced that volunteers had collected petition signatures from over 50% of parents ...

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Esperanza premiered last weekend as the first Reyes production in nine years. Afterward, I was able to witness both writer/director Rupert and producer JoAnn’s induction into the Austin Arts Hall of ...

Project Connect plans could lead to an eminent domain proceeding on parts of the Riverside property of JD’s Supermarket ...

One hundred years ago this Halloween, the world got a little less mysterious. Harry Houdini, master magician, died. Now, a century past the occasion, the Hidden Room marks the infamous event with ...

Indeed, as a public official, Paxton has behaved as though he is auditioning to become a cartoon villain on Adult Swim, perhaps under the name “Crapton.” The animators would barely have to use their ...

VW enthusiasts will be keeping that spirit humming next weekend (Oct. 24-25) with the return of their annual celebration of the classic air-cooled Beetle and Microbus, and all things Fastback and ...

That terrifying refrain is echoing across the fear-filled rooms of the House of Torment this spooky season. Like a dark spell, it has summoned the hulking villain of the Friday the 13th films, the ...

As voters peer at Proposition I on the ballot this November, they may wonder, “Doesn’t the city already conduct efficiency audits?” And the answer is yes, Austin has two audit frameworks. The first is ...